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$runset{CHECK} = &AskQuestion("CHECK - Enter the check mode you want", my @checkmode = qw/flat cell hier comp/, $conf{CHECK}); 
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$runset{CNAMES} = &AskQuestion("CNAMES - Do you want the run Case Sensitive", my @CS = qw/yes no/, $conf{CNAMES}); 
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# Subroutine - AskQuestion
# This will take a simple text for an answer and given a predetermined
# array of answers will only accept one of the choices
#
# Obviously this returns a valid answer
#

sub AskQuestion (*\@;$){
  my $prompt = shift; 
  my $conf = pop;
  my @answers = @_; 
  my $response; 
  while ( ! $response ) {
    if ( ! $conf ) {
      print "$prompt [$_[0]]: ";
      $response = <STDIN>;
      chomp $response;
      if ( $response eq "" ) {
        $response = $answers[0];
      } 
      if ( $response eq "?") {
        $response = "";
        print "  Valid answers are: \n"; 
        print "  @answers\n"; 
      }
    } else {
      $response = $conf; 
    }
    my $match;
    for ( my $i = 0; $i < @answers ; $i++ ){
      if ( $response eq $answers[$i] ){
        $match = "true";
        return $response;
      }
    }
    if ( ! $match ){ $response = ""; $conf = ""}
  } 
}